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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM7
Telephone code01277
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:37 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:03 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,279 residentsin the Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield census areaMedian age 51.72,674 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,110 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C593 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGosfield Lakelake · 2.3 miThe Ash Grounds Lakelake · 2.6 miLady's Holewater · 1.6 miShragg's Woodwoodland · under a milePatten's Woodwoodland · under a mileHorn Hillhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStoneley Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 2 haGosfield Lake Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 77 haThe Greenpark · 1.8 miDerek Flannery Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 miPiper's Meadowpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199445 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202646 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,948 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalstead Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryWethersfield Medical Service2.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.4 miDentistMr N R Chappell And Associates4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWethersfield CofE VC Primary Schoolages 5-11, 44 pupils1.9 miPrimaryShalford Primary Schoolages 5-11, 73 pupils2.0 miSecondaryHedingham School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,177 pupils3.6 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN13 miRailway stationBraintree5.2 miBus stationBus InterchangeBraintree Town Centre5.0 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing23 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM7 postcode district.


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